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SLATER WINS BOOST MOBILE PRO – BREAKS WORLD RECORD

LOWER TRESTLES, California (Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007) – Reigning and 8X Foster's ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) has won his first event in over a year, moved to current World No. 2, and broke a world record after beating Pancho Sullivan (HAW) in the Final of the 2007 Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley today.

"It'll be nice to go and sit down and think about this one," Slater said. "This will be a neat little tournament for my career. I'm a little bummed because I didn't feel like I capitalized on the waves I had, and it was frustrating, but just to get that win was important. We had similar conditions to 1990 when I won out here, so it was pretty magical."

The victory marks Slater's 34th ASP World Tour win and earns him the record for the most elite tour event victories in history. Former three-time ASP World Champion Tom Curren (USA) set the record with his 33rd event win 16 years ago. Slater tied Curren with his 2006 Bells Beach victory and, despite featuring in four finals in the 16 months since, hadn't broken the record until today.

"Part of me is kind of sad," Slater said. "I was hoping Tom and I would end up on the same number forever, but somebody is bound to come along and get to where I got. You've got to surf to the standards, but someone else is always going to be coming along that has the time and desire."

Slater has been in the last four Boost Mobile Pro finals. He finished runner-up in 2004 and 2006, and claimed wins in 2007 and in 2005. His win today puts him 230 points behind Foster's ASP ratings leader Mick Fanning (AUS) and has positioned him as a strong contender for the 2007 World Title.

"Now I've almost got as many points as I had accrued last year," Slater said. "I didn't think I was that intensely focused this week, I felt calm and happy. We'll see what happens in France. After this I could really capitalize on everything."

Sullivan, who is into his sophomore year on tour, posted his best result to date with his runner-up finish to Slater. The powerful Hawaiian was a standout performer on the final day of competition, besting Neco Padaratz (BRA), Troy Brooks (AUS) and Jeremy Flores (FRA) on his way to meeting Slater in the Final. He needed a medium-scoring ride – a 6.98 – to take the heat from Slater.

"It was a little frustrating, especially needing such a small score at the end and having priority and not being able to do anything, but that's the surfing competition," Sullivan said. "I still made it to the Final and hopefully I can carry some momentum into Europe and keep improving. It was really inconsistent but there were a few moments where we saw some spectacular surfing. I think all in all it turned out to be a great event."

Sullivan has jumped eight spots from World No. 16 to World No. 8 with his runner-up finish today.

"I feel really good to get a good strong result like this," Sullivan said. "I feel like my preparation was really good, I've been to every event this year and my scores have been really good. I felt it was just a matter of time before everything clicked. Unfortunately, I didn't get a really good opportunity in the Final, but next week is another event and hopefully I can keep going."

Flores, 2007 Foster's ASP World Tour rookie, put in a stunning finals day performance, attacking the roping Lowers righthanders with style, punch and bite. The Frenchman dispatched of Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) and C.J. Hobgood (USA) en route to his first career Semifinal berth and 3rd place finish.

"I was so happy until that heat; it was the best result of my life," Flores said. "I have been having the best time of my life. That was the worst way to lose, the worst way. I actually had a good wave, a real fun wave, and I surfed it bad the whole way. I couldn't believe it, the waves were so good before my heat that I was jumping around, feeling so lucky that I was going to be able to surf man on man in those conditions. I was so, so stoked."

Despite going down to Sullivan in the Semifinal, Flores has jumped to 9th on the Foster's ASP World Tour – a move that puts him as the highest-rated rookie on the 2007 tour. Kai Otton (AUS) and Ben Dunn (AUS), rated 18th and 19th respectively, are his closest 'Rookie of the Year' competition.

Tom Whitaker (AUS) had to fend off countrymen Shaun Cansdell (AUS) and Ben Dunn (AUS) to meet Slater in the Semifinals, but the fleet-footed Australian was unable to match the Champ's prowess.

"It's disappointing, but its fun to surf against Kelly," Whitaker said. "You've got to bring your A-game. He looks at waves that you think he should get a 6.0 or 7.0 but he makes them 8.0s and 9.0s. I caught a couple of edges and didn't get my way."

Whitaker's equal 3rd finish today is a far cry from the two 33rd (last place) results he posted at the two world tour events previous to the Boost Mobile Pro. He's moved to World No. 15 after the result.

"I dropped one of those 3s off the end of a 33rd, those were terrible," Whitaker said. "It's good to start the second half of the year off like that."

The next stop on the Foster's ASP World Tour will be the Quiksilver Pro France running from Sept. 20-30, 2007.

For more information, log on to www.aspworldtour.com.

FINAL:
1 – Kelly Slater (USA) 13.40
2 – Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 10.60

BOOST MOBILE PRO SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1: Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 15.24 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 5.33
SF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.83 def. Tom Whitaker (AUS) 10.33

BOOST MOBILE PRO QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
QF 1: Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 11.17 def. Troy Brooks (AUS) 8.00
QF 2: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 14.17 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.67
QF 3: Kelly Slater (USA) 18.60 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 16.67
QF 4: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 15.83 def. Ben Dunn (AUS) 14.93

BOOST MOBILE PRO ROUND 4 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Troy Brooks (AUS) 14.00 def. Chris Ward (USA) 11.40
Heat 2: Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 13.47 def. Neco Padaratz (BRA) 11.17
Heat 3: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 13.94 def. Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) 9.83
Heat 4: C.J Hobgood (USA) 17.57 def. Dane Reynolds (USA) 9.23
Heat 5: Kelly Slater (USA) 15.74 def. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 8.50
Heat 6: Taylor Knox (USA) 15.90 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 13.67
Heat 7: Ben Dunn (AUS) 9.67 def. Jordy Smith (ZAF) 7.40
Heat 8: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 16.77 def. Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 12.93

Foster's ASP World Tour Ratings after Stop No. 6 the Boost Mobile Pro pres. by Hurley
1. Mick Fanning (AUS) 5270
2. Kelly Slater (USA) 5040
3. Taj Burrow (AUS) 4511
4. Andy Irons (HAW) 4331
5. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 4029
6. Damien Hobgood (USA) 3824
7. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 3467
8. Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 3462
9. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 3438
10. Dean Morrison (AUS) 3248

BOOST MOBILE PRO CHAMPION CROWNED TODAY - ROUND 4 STARTS AT 8AM

LOWER TRESTLES, California (Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007) – The projected South swell has arrived with three-to-four foot (1 metre) sets rolling through at Lower Trestles and the 2007 Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley will crown its champion today.

Stop No. 6 of 10 on the Foster's ASP World Tour, the Boost Mobile Pro will begin at 8am with the opening heat of Round 4.

"We've got some really nice, clean three-to-four foot South swell this morning and we'll be starting things off with Round 4 at 8am," Event Director Mike Parsons said. "It's still a touch inconsistent, but the swell is projected to continue filling in today and we will be running all the way through the finals today. We've got some great match-ups and we're expecting a great day of surfing."

With 9 of the current ASP top-10 already eliminated from Boost Mobile Pro, reigning and eight-time Foster's ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) stands to gain some major ground in the hunt for the 2007 Foster's ASP World Title, should he get a good result today.

Standing in his way will 16 other world-class surfers, including local San Clemente surfer Chris Ward (USA), '07 ASP World Tour rookies Jeremy Flores (FRA), Josh Kerr (AUS) and Ben Dunn (AUS), dangerous wildcards Jordy Smith (ZAF) and Dane Reynolds (USA), among others.

A pre-event show, 'The Dawn Patrol', will be webcast LIVE on www.boostmobile.com starting at 7:30am and will feature highlights and analysis from our expert commentators.

Boost Mobile Pro competition kicks off at 8am with the opening heat of Round 4.

The Final is scheduled to commence at approximately 3:30pm this afternoon.

The event will be webcast LIVE at www.boostmobilepro.com.

BOOST MOBILE PRO ROUND 4 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Troy Brooks (AUS) vs. Chris Ward (USA)
Heat 2: Pancho Sullivan (HAW) vs. Neco Padaratz (BRA)
Heat 3: Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) vs. Jeremy Flores (FRA)
Heat 4: C.J Hobgood (USA), Dane Reynolds (USA)
Heat 5: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Fred Patacchia (HAW)
Heat 6: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Josh Kerr (AUS)
Heat 7: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Ben Dunn (AUS)
Heat 8: Shaun Cansdell (AUS) vs. Tom Whitaker (AUS)

BOOST MOBILE PRO ROUND 4 POSTPONED – KEYS TO THE CONTINENT TODAY

LOWER TRESTLES, California (Friday, Sept. 14, 2007) – Event organizers at the Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley have postponed Round 4 today, opting to run the Hurley "Keys to the Continent" presented by Foster's instead.

"The swell has improved and transition from the Northwest wind swell to a true South swell, but it's still a bit small and inconsistent," Event Director Mike Parsons said. "Our forecasters at Surfline have projected that the swell will be filling in tonight and through tomorrow, so we're hoping to run the remaining 15 heats in good surf."

The second annual Hurley "Keys to the Continent" event is scheduled to take place at Lower Trestles later this morning. Hurley's "Keys to the Continent" challenge brings surfers from different regions together in a team competition to determine which one is the strongest in pro surfing today.

With a $20,000 prize purse and collection of gifts to be split among surfers from the winning region, Hurley's "Keys to the Continent" consists of two riders from each represented territory. Each surfer counts his best individual wave scores, plus a third "shared" wave, where teammates are required to ride a wave together.

After the first round, the best three regions will advance into the finals, where early scores carry over. The winning team shares the prizes with every competing surfer from their region, even though only two surfers actually participate.

"Hurley's 'Keys to the Continent' presented by Fosters is taking place right in the middle of what has been an amazing event so far," Hurley Surf Marketing Manager Pat O'Connell. "With the excitement and surprising eliminations in Round 3, Hurley's 'Keys to the Continent' will prove to be extra entertaining to watch."

Points earned in Hurley's "Keys to the Continent" event will go towards each region's Foster's Surf Showdown ratings total.

Current Foster's Surf Showdown Ratings (after Event 5 - Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay):
1st - USA - 5016 pts
2nd - Australia - 4860 pts (2006 Hurley "Keys to the Continent" winner)
3rd - Foster's Rookies - 4707 pts
4th - South Africa - 4071 pts
5th - Brazil - 3876 pts
6th - Hawaii - 2568 pts (n/s at Bells)

A 7:30am call for a possible 8am start for Round 4 of the Boost Mobile Pro will be made tomorrow.

The Boost Mobile Pro Final is tentatively set for 3:30pm tomorrow and will crown the 2007 Champion.

The event will be webcast LIVE at www.boostmobilepro.com.

WILDCARDS FOIL FANNING AND IRONS’ BOOST MOBILE PRO HOPES

LOWER TRESTLES, California (Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007) – Nine of the Top 10 surfers on the 2007 Foster's ASP World Tour have been eliminated from the Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley. Only 8X World Champion and current World No. 4 Kelly Slater (USA) remains in contention after today's Round 3 heats.

Wildcards Dane Reynolds (USA) and Jordy Smith (AUS) eliminated ratings leader Mick Fanning (AUS) and current World No. 3 Andy irons respectively in two of the biggest upsets of the event.

"I'm excited – I came into that heat thinking I was going to have to get 9.0s to beat him because that's what he consistently posts," Reynolds said. "I know Mick holds the No. 1 seed, but I tried not to really think about it in that way. I just did what the waves called for."

Reynolds' eliminated World No. 2 Taj Burrow (AUS) yesterday and garnered the highest single-wave score of the event, a 9.93 out of a possible 10 in the first 10 seconds of his heat against Fanning today. The ever-humble Fanning was unable to find a wave with the same scoring potential.

"His whole heat was that one wave," Fanning said. "When someone comes out and starts with a 9.93 it's pretty difficult to catch up. Congratulations to him though, he surfed insane out there. I'm looking forward to having him on tour, he's smartened up a lot in the last year, it's great, it's people like that that push the sport of surfing. It's great to have those guys on tour."

The equal 17th place finishing is Fanning's worst finish this season. Prior to today, Fanning had finished in the Quarterfinals or better in every Foster's ASP World Tour event held in the last 12 months.

Smith executed superior wave selection to eliminate Irons in Heat 13 today. He and Reynolds, who sit 1st and 2nd on the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) have made good on the hype that surrounds both of the young surfers.

"Yeah it was good to see Dane win, he's a good friend," Smith said. "I thought I might as well match him, so I did. Andy is a very tough competitor. He looks scary out there. He has absolutely no nerves and he just waits for the best waves each time and usually gets them. I guess I just got the better ones this time."

Slater beat wildcard and former World No. 2 Rob Machado (USA) in Heat 9 – the heat after Fanning's and several heats prior to Smith's elimination of Irons.

"I think I'd actually be a little bit more intense about my focus if Mick was still in this because I'd have no choice but to win the event if he were to finish equal 5th or better," Slater said. "It does take a bit of the pressure off if I look at it the right way."

Slater has made the Final of the Boost Mobile Pro at Trestles each of the last three years and as the only to seed still competing in this event, is an excellent position to put together a campaign for his 9th ASP World Title.

"I need to get, at worst, a 3rd in this contest to put myself into striking contention through Europe. If I were to win here and then better Mick and Taj in France I'd probably be right there in the hunt, same thing with Andy. That said, if Jordy knocks out Andy it might put all of the pressure back on because then I'd really need to capitalize on the situation," Slater said. "Either way, I like the situation."

A call will be made at 7:30am tomorrow for a possible 8am start for Round 4 of the Boost Mobile Pro.

Before the Round 4 action begins, be sure to catch 'The Dawn Patrol,' a TV quality production being webcast LIVE on www.boostmobilepro.com at 7:30am local time.

BOOST MOBILE PRO ROUND 3 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Troy Brooks (AUS) 13.70 def. Dean Morrison (AUS) 13.00
Heat 2: Chris Ward (USA) 11.50 def. Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 9.60
Heat 3: Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 14.50 def. Ricky Basnett (ZAF) 11.73
Heat 4: Neco Padaratz (BRA) 16.73 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 13.00
Heat 5: Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) 16.77 def. Bruce Irons (HAW) 9.77
Heat 6: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 15.33 def. Royden Bryson (ZAF) 13.97
Heat 7: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 16.00 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 12.27
Heat 8: Dane Reynolds (USA) 17.70 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.50
Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA) 14.67 def. Rob Machado (USA) 9.73
Heat 10: Frederick Patacchia (HAW) 12.27 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 10.90
Heat 11: Taylor Knox (USA) 16.90 def. Victor Ribas (BRA) 11.66
Heat 15: Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 13.90 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 12.83
Heat 16: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 13.50 def. Leonardo Neves (AUS) 10.50

BOOST MOBILE PRO ROUND 4 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Troy Brooks (AUS) vs. Chris Ward (USA)
Heat 2: Pancho Sullivan (HAW) vs. Neco Paearatz (BRA)
Heat 3: Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) vs. Jeremy Flores (FRA)
Heat 4: C.J Hobgood (USA), Dane Reynolds (USA)
Heat 5: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Fred Patacchia (HAW)
Heat 6: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Josh Kerr (AUS)
Heat 7: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Ben Dunn (AUS)
Heat 8: Shaun Cansdell (AUS) vs. Tom Whitaker (AUS)

HUGE ROUND 3 MATCH-UPS AT BOOST MOBILE PRO START AT 8AM

LOWER TRESTLES, California (Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007) – Round 3 of the Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley will hit the water this morning at 8am in offshore two-to-three-foot (1 metre) peaks at Lower Trestles.

Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2007 Foster's ASP World Tour, the Boost Mobile Pro will look to complete all 16 heats of Round 3 today, whittling the current 32 man field down to 16.

"Today we're greeted with similar conditions to yesterday, perhaps a touch bigger, but a fair bit more consistent," Event Director Mike Parsons said. "We'll be running Round 3 at 8am sharp and looking to complete all 16 heats of Round 3."

Following suit with yesterday's slew of dynamic match-ups, today's Round 3 draw will produce some incredible clashes as well, including Mick Fanning (AUS) against Dane Reynolds (USA), Kelly Slater (USA) against Rob Machado (USA), and Andy Irons (HAW) against Jordy Smith (ZAF)

Before the Round 2 action begins, be sure to tune in for 'The Dawn Patrol,' a TV quality production being webcast LIVE on www.boostmobilepro.com at 7:30am local time.

Round 2 starts at 8am with all 16 heats being webcast LIVE at www.boostmobilepro.com.

BOOST MOBILE PRO ROUND 3 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Dean Morrison (AUS) vs. Troy Brooks (AUS)
Heat 2: Chris Ward (USA) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA)
Heat 3: Pancho Sullivan (HAW) vs. Ricky Basnett (ZAF)
Heat 4: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Neco Padaratz (BRA)
Heat 5: Bruce Irons (HAW) vs. Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)
Heat 6: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Royden Bryson (ZAF)
Heat 7: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Adriano de Souza (BRA)
Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Dane Reynolds (USA)
Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Rob Machado (USA)
Heat 10: Frederick Patacchia (HAW) vs. Adrian Buchan (AUS)
Heat 11: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Victor Ribas (BRA)
Heat 12: Michael Campbell (AUS) vs. Josh Kerr (AUS)
Heat 13: Andy Irons (HAW) vs. Jordy Smith (ZAF)
Heat 14: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Ben Dunn (AUS)
Heat 15: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Shaun Cansdell (USA)
Heat 16: Tom Whitaker (AUS) vs. Leonardo Neves (AUS)

REYNOLDS AND SMITH ELIMINATE ASP FRONTRUNNERS IN BOOST MOBILE ROUND 2

LOWER TRESTLES, California (Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007) – Prodigious wildcards Dane Reynolds (USA) and Jordy Smith (ZAF) scored sensational upsets today as they eliminated current Foster's ASP World No. 2 Taj Burrow (AUS) and 2005 Boost Mobile Pro Champion Joel Parkinson (AUS) respectively in Round 2 of the Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley.

Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2007 Foster's ASP World Tour, the Boost Mobile Pro commenced the elimination Round 2 today, running 16 heats in the one-to-three-foot (1 metre) surf at Lower Trestles.

Reynolds, current No. 2 on the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS), was highly-touted coming into the Boost Mobile Pro and proved why today as he dispatched of current ASP frontrunner Burrow convincingly.

"I feel relatively confident going up against the top guys," Reynolds said. "I feel like it's an uphill battle, but I like it that way. There's no pressure on me, all the pressure is on them. That's the only way I can surf well - without pressure. It benefits me, but it can go any way with the waves. It just went my way today."

Smith, current ASP World Junior Champion and ratings leader on the ASP WQS, was in blistering form as well this morning, fighting back against Parkinson after the Australian held an early lead. The young South African will now join fellow wildcard Reynolds in Round 3.

"It was good to see Dane beat Taj in the last heat – he's a good friend of mine," Smith said. "It's good to see the underdogs get up. I hope I go can all the way. I wouldn't be here surfing if I didn't think I could go all the way."

Bede Durbidge (AUS), defending Boost Mobile Pro Champion, put all first round jitters behind him this morning, convincingly dispatching '07 Tour rookie Luke Munro in their Round 2 bout.

"It was really important for me to come back here and do well, being the defending champion for the first time at an event," Durbidge said. "It's cool and pretty exciting. It's been tough, this Round 2 thing, but I got through and felt really good about that heat. I'm just looking forward to the rest of the event."

Royden Bryson (ZAF), current World No. 32, was in stunning form this afternoon, netting the event high heat total of a 17.17 out of a possible 20.

"It was a confident boost," Bryson said. "I just have to keep doing the same thing going into the next heat. Being my first year on the tour I've learned a lot and moving through heats is always good."

Victor Ribas (BRA), current World No. 37 and veteran Foster's ASP World Tour campaigner, led a strong Brazilian contingent today that saw Neco Padaratz, Rodrigo Dornelles, Raoni Monteiro and Leonardo Neves all advance through to Round 3.

"I'm used to these conditions and my board feels really good," Ribas said. "Before my heat I spoke with Perry the head judge, to see what they were looking for. I think I took the right waves and I was patient, and did well. I am excited to hear that I had the highest heat total of the event, it seems like the judges liked my performance."

Tomorrow will see Round 3 hit the water with some unbelievable match-ups including Mick Fanning (AUS) versus Dane Reynolds (USA), Kelly Slater (USA) versus Rob Machado (USA), and Andy Irons (HAW) versus Jordy Smith (ZAF) to name a few.

The call will made at 7:30am tomorrow morning for a possible 8am start. The announcement will also be webcast LIVE on "The Dawn Patrol" at www.boostmobilepro.com.

BOOST MOBILE PRO ROUND 2 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Andy Irons (HAW) 14.66 def. Sunny Garcia (HAW) 10.77
Heat 2: Dane Reynolds (USA) 15.83 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 12.26
Heat 3: Jordy Smith (ZAF) 14.00 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 13.90
Heat 4: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 16.07 def. Luke Munro (AUS) 5.17
Heat 5: Bobby Martinez (USA) 14.50 def. Gabe Kling (USA) 11.00
Heat 6: Neco Padaratz (BRA) 14.17 def. Daniel Wills (AUS) 7.10
Heat 7: Troy Brooks (AUS) 13.66 def. Travis Logie (ZAF) 10.16
Heat 8: Chris Ward (USA) 15.44 def. Trent Munro (AUS) 8.67
Heat 9: Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 13.17 def. Mark Occhilupo (HAW) 12.44
Heat 10: Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 14.50 def. Cory Lopez (USA) 11.87
Heat 11: Kai Otton (AUS) 15.90 def. Dayyan Neve (AUS) 10.83
Heat 12: Victor Ribas (BRA) 16.67 Luke Stedman (AUS) 13.77
Heat 13: Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) 13.83 def. Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 13.66
Heat 14: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 16.50 def. Michael Lowe (AUS) 13.33
Heat 15: Royden Bryson (ZAF) 17.17 def. Bernardo Miranda (BRA) 13.94
Heat 16: Leonardo Neves (BRA) 11.54 def. Greg Emslie (ZAF) 10.83

BOOST MOBILE PRO ROUND 2 KICKS OFF WITH BIG MATCH-UPS AT 8AM

LOWER TRESTLES, California (Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007) – Round 2 of the Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley will kick off at 8am this morning with the opening heats of the day featuring some incredible match-ups as ASP frontrunners do battle with the highly-touted wildcards in the two-to-three-foot (1 metre) surf at Lower Trestles.

"The sets are a bit better than they've been the past couple of days and although it's a bit inconsistent, it's still very contestable and we'll begin Round 2 at 8am sharp," Event Director Mike Parsons said. "We have some great match-ups this morning and we're anticipating a full day of competition."

Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2007 Foster's ASP World Tour, the Boost Mobile Pro will see Andy Irons (HAW), Taj Burrow (AUS) and Joel Parkinson (AUS) face off against Sunny Garcia (HAW), Dane Reynolds (USA) and Jordy Smith (ZAF) respectively in the first three heats of the day.

Before the Round 2 action begins, be sure to tune in for 'The Dawn Patrol,' a TV quality production being webcast LIVE on www.boostmobilepro.com at 7:30am local time.

Round 2 starts at 8am with all 16 heats being webcast LIVE at www.boostmobilepro.com.

BOOST MOBILE PRO ROUND 2 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Andy Irons (HAW) vs. Sunny Garcia (HAW)
Heat 2: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Dane Reynolds (USA)
Heat 3: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Jordy Smith (ZAF)
Heat 4: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Luke Munro (AUS)
Heat 5: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Gabe Kling (USA)
Heat 6: Daniel Wills (AUS) vs. Neco Padaratz (BRA)
Heat 7: Travis Logie (ZAF) vs. Troy Brooks (AUS)
Heat 8: Chris Ward (USA) vs. Trent Munro (AUS)
Heat 9: Pancho Sullivan (HAW vs. Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
Heat 10: Cory Lopez (USA) vs. Shaun Cansdell (AUS)
Heat 11: Kai Otton (AUS) vs. Dayyan Neve (AUS)
Heat 12: Luke Stedman (AUS) vs. Victor Ribas (BRA)
Heat 13: Phillip MacDonald (AUS) vs. Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)
Heat 14: Raoni Monteiro (BRA) vs. Michael Lowe (AUS)
Heat 15: Bernardo Miranda (BRA) vs. Royden Bryson (ZAF)
Heat 16: Greg Emslie (ZAF) vs. Leonardo Neves (BRA)

BOOST MOBILE PRO CALLS LAY DAY – ROUND 2 LOOKS TO COMMENCE TOMORROW

LOWER TRESTLES, California (Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007) – The highly anticipated Round 2 clashes of ASP frontrunners Andy Irons (HAW), Taj Burrow (AUS) and Joel Parkinson (AUS) versus lethal wildcards Sunny Garcia (HAW), Dane Reynolds (USA) and Jordy Smith (ZAF) respectively will look to begin tomorrow following another lay day for the Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley today.

Into the third day of the seven-day waiting period, event No. 6 of 10 on the Foster's ASP World Tour was greeted with clean-yet-inconsistent one-to-three foot (0.5 metre) swell this morning at Lower Trestles, prompting event organizers to call Boost Mobile Pro competition off for today in hopes of the swell filling in over the remainder of the waiting period.

"The surf is clean this morning but still a little bit small and more inconsistent than we would prefer," Event Director Mike Parsons said. "After talking with our forecasters at Surfline, it looks like we will have slightly improved conditions over the next couple of days with the potential for some fun-sized surf on Saturday. Next call will be at 7:30am for a possible 8am start tomorrow."

The Boost Mobile Pro waiting period stretches to Saturday, Sept. 15 with a call on competition status made each morning on 'The Dawn Patrol,' a TV quality production being webcast LIVE on www.boostmobilepro.com at 7:30am local time.

Round 2 will look to begin tomorrow at 8am sharp with all 16 heats webcast LIVE at www.boostmobilepro.com.

For more information on Round 1 visit the photo and video galleries on www.boostmobilpro.com as well as the media center on www.aspworldtour.com.

LAY DAY CALLED FOR BOOST MOBILE PRO PRESENTED BY HURLEY

LOWER TRESTLES, California (Monday, September 10, 2007) – Event organizers at the Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley have called a lay day today in hopes that this week will offer bigger waves than the one-to-two foot (0.5 metre) surf on offer this morning.

"We've called for a lay day today because the remnants of the South swell have dissipated and we're only left with small wind swell," Event Director Mike Parsons said. "In addition to the small surf, the wind is projected to pick up this afternoon so we are looking to the next few days to hopefully get some modest pulses out of the South. We'll check back again at 7:30am."

Despite the seven-day waiting period, the Boost Mobile Pro is only allotted five full days to compete. Once the decision to run has been made, the event must run a full day to complete the event in the allotted time.

The small conditions at Lower Trestles this morning have earned those surfers extra opportunity to prepare for their elimination round heats against formidable wildcards Sunny Garcia (HAW), Dane Reynolds (USA) and Jordy Smith (ZAF).

Another call on Round 2 competition status will be made tomorrow morning. For more information on Round 1 visit the photo and video galleries on www.boostmobilpro.com as well as the media center on www.aspworldtour.com.

SLATER, FANNING AND FLORES SET THE PACE AT BOOST MOBILE PRO PRESENTED BY HURLEY

SLATER, FANNING AND FLORES SET THE PACE AT BOOST MOBILE PRO PRESENTED BY HURLEY

LOWER TRESTLES, California (Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007) – Current ASP World No. 1 Mick Fanning (AUS) put on a convincing Round 1 performance in the Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley this morning, but the heat of the day belonged to reigning and eight-time Foster's ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), wildcard Dane Reynolds (USA) and World No. 21 Cory Lopez (USA).

The trio of Americans exchanged wave after wave, punting higher airs, executing more critical maneuvers and putting the crowd on its feet with inspired performances in the two-to-three foot (one metre) surf at Lower Trestles today. Slater claimed the win over Reynolds and Lopez with the highest heat total of the event thus far, a 17.17 out of a possible 20.

"There were some fun waves – it started out a little slow but then quite a few sets came through," Slater said. "Both of my good waves, Cory and I were both after. Dane took a lot of time to get started, but then finally lit it up in the last 10 minutes and got on a good run. It was going to be a surf off because there were two or three waves in each set – time just ran out for the other guys."

Slater currently sits 4th behind Mick Fanning (AUS), Taj Burrow (AUS) and Andy Irons (HAW) on the ASP ratings and needs a big result at Trestles to position himself in the 2007 title race. He has made the Boost Mobile Pro Final three years running and knows better than anyone what he needs to accomplish this week.

"I'm not thinking about much further than this event because I need a good result, I need to better Mick, Taj and Andy," Slater said. "I need to get ahead of them right now, in this one contest, try to gain some ground. Andy and I are pretty close but if you drop a score or two he's going to move a couple more hundred points ahead of me. As you start playing with results right now I can move closer to Taj and further from Andy so those guys are effectively quite far ahead of me."

Fanning has a 1020 point lead over Slater and was in sizzling form as well, lighting up a reeling righthander for the highest single wave score of the event, 9.80 out of a possible 10.

"I started off the heat pretty average, Sunny (Garcia) and Pancho (Sullivan) started off with good waves, so I was playing catch up for a while," Fanning said. "I was lucky enough to just get that one wave. Nothing else really came through after that. Sunny and Pancho split the first one and I saw the second wave coming, I just tried to light it up and make the most of it."

Frederick Patacchia Jr. (HAW), current No. 19 on the Foster's ASP World Tour, scored a sensational upset today, defeating current World No. 2 Taj Burrow (AUS) and highly-touted wildcard Jordy Smith (ZAF) in their Round 1 bout. In one of the most exciting heats of the morning, Patacchia's dynamic forehand attack saw him through with huge air reverses and powerful turns.

"It doesn't really matter who's in your heat, you just take it heat by heat," Patacchia said. "Everyone on this tour rips so you can't take anyone for granted. I surfed the heat I wanted to surf. I knew I wanted to go left. Those guys being regular footers, I knew they were looking at the rights. I was kind of in my own area. After Taj got that interference, it was more a man-on-man heat between me and Jordy Smith. I came out on top and had some fun waves."

The upsets kept on coming as Adriano de Souza (BRA), current No. 24 on the Foster's ASP World Tour, bested defending Boost Mobile Pro Champion Bede Durbidge (AUS) in their Round 1 clash. Although highly-touted coming into his rookie season in 2006, having won the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) the year before, De Souza has struggled to transfer his act to the World Tour level.

"The conditions are pretty similar to those at home," De Souza said. "I was really excited about this heat and for the rest of the event. I need some points to remain on tour next year. Hopefully I can do well in this event. The wave here is very high performance, and sometimes really hard to read. I'm hoping for the best."

Other rare entries into Round 2 today were Andy Irons (HAW) and Joel Parkinson (AUS) who finished in last place in their respective Round 3 heats. Irons' heat was won by former World No. 2 Rob Machado (USA), the only wildcard to avoid Round 2 today.

"The last heat I surfed was in February so it's been a while," Machado said. "I haven't really ridden a lot of waves in the last two months, so I'm excited to surf and it feels good to get out there with Andy and all these guys. It's a privilege, an honor, to go out there and try and mix it up with these guys."

France's Jeremy Flores scored the second highest heat total of the day and will advance straight to Round 3. At World No. 12, Flores is currently the highest rated rookie and is enjoying the success that BMP wildcards Smith and Reynolds will no doubt hope to share when they compete on the Foster's ASP World Tour next year.

"Dane Reynolds and Jordy Smith have arrived," Flores said. "There are other young surfers who surf good, but the three of us have been winning everything the last few years… the WQS, the Junior series and we've made some World Tour heats. They're going to be on tour next year, and I think the three of us are going to make a good push."

A call on competition status will be made at 7:30am tomorrow, so logon to see if Reynolds and Smith can advance out of sudden-death Round 2 should the Boost Mobile Pro run.

Don't miss a moment of LIVE action as the entire Boost Mobile Pro will be webcast on www.boostmobilepro.com.

BOOST MOBILE PRO ROUND 1 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Ricky Basnett (ZAF) 15.67, Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 14.64, Travis Logie (ZAF) 13.33
Heat 2: Ben Dunn (AUS) 14.83, Trent Munro (AUS) 14.77, Daniel Wills (AUS) 11.00
Heat 3: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 13.00, Bobby Martinez (USA) 10.00, Troy Brooks (AUS) 5.40
Heat 4: Dean Morrison (AUS) 14.94, Neco Padaratz (BRA) 13.76, Luke Stedman (AUS) 13.73
Heat 5: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.07, Bede Durbidge (AUS) 12.80, Gabe Kling (USA) 7.27
Heat 6: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.00, Luke Munro (AUS) 9.44, Joel Parkinson (AUS) 7.16
Heat 7: Frederick Patacchia (HAW) 15.76, Taj Burrow (AUS) 11.55, Jordy Smith (ZAF) 9.16
Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.67, Sunny Garcia (HAW) 10.66, Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 8.67
Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.17, Dane Reynolds (USA) 16.30, Cory Lopez (USA) 15.00
Heat 10: Rob Machado (USA) 14.34, Kai Otton (AUS) 12.56, Andy Irons (HAW) 9.00
Heat 11: Taylor Knox (USA) 15.67, Phillip MacDonald (AUS) 13.64, Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 6.90
Heat 12: Bruce Irons (HAW) 15.66, Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 13.17, Dayyan Neve (AUS) 8.50
Heat 13: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 16.43, Bernardo Miranda (BRA) 13.80, Victor Ribas (BRA) 13.10
Heat 14: Michael Campbell (AUS) 15.16, Greg Emslie (ZAF) 13.07, Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA) 11.50
Heat 15: Tom Whitaker (AUS) 14.00, Michael Lowe (AUS) 8.84, Leonardo Neves (BRA) 6.97
Heat 16: Josh Kerr (AUS) 16.50, Royden Bryson (ZAF) 13.50, Chris Ward (USA) 11.16

BOOST MOBILE PRO PRES. BY HURLEY ROUND 1 ACTION STARTS TODAY

LOWER TRESTLES, California (Sunday, September 9, 2007) – Round 1 of the Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley will begin today with the venue at Lower Trestles offering up clean two-to-three-foot (1 metre) surf.

Event No. 6 of 10 on the 2007 Foster's ASP World Tour, the Boost Mobile Pro will hope to complete all 16 heats of Round 1, with Heat 1 hitting the water at 8am.

"It's about two-to-three-foot this morning and it is unfortunate that it has dropped a little bit overnight but there are still some clean, little waves out there," Event Director Mike Parsons said. "It's going to continue to drop tomorrow so we will be getting underway with all 16 heats of Round 1 today. Despite the fact that it's small, we still have clean conditions and are excited to get things started."

Day 1 will deliver a slew of dynamic match-ups with current ASP frontrunners Mick Fanning (AUS), Taj Burrow (AUS), Kelly Slater (USA) and Andy Irons (HAW) squaring off against dangerous wildcards Jordy Smith (ZAF), Sunny Garcia (HAW), Dane Reynolds (USA) and Rob Machado (USA).

Don't miss a moment of LIVE action as the entire Boost Mobile Pro will be webcast on www.boostmobilepro.com.

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com.

BOOST MOBILE PRO ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 1: Travis Logie (ZAF), Ricky Basnett (ZAF), Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
Heat 2: Daniel Wills (AUS), Ben Dunn (AUS), Trent Munro (AUS)
Heat 3: Bobby Martinez (USA), Adrian Buchan (AUS), Troy Brooks (AUS)
Heat 4: Dean Morrison (AUS), Luke Stedman (AUS), Neco Padaratz (BRA)
Heat 5: Bede Durbidge (AUS), Adriano de Souza (BRA), Gabe Kling (USA)
Heat 6: Joel Parkinson (AUS), C.J. Hobgood (USA), Luke Munro (AUS)
Heat 7: Taj Burrow (AUS), Frederick Patacchia (HAW), Jordy Smith (ZAF)
Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS), Pancho Sullivan (HAW), Sunny Garcia (HAW)
Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA), Cory Lopez (USA), Dane Reynolds (USA)
Heat 10: Andy Irons (HAW), Kai Otton (AUS), Rob Machado (USA)
Heat 11: Taylor Knox (USA), Phillip MacDonald (AUS), Shaun Cansdell (AUS)
Heat 12: Bruce Irons (HAW), Raoni Monteiro (BRA), Dayyan Neve (AUS)
Heat 13: Jeremy Flores (FRA), Bernardo Miranda (BRA), Victor Ribas (BRA)
Heat 14: Michael Campbell (AUS), Greg Emslie (ZAF), Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)
Heat 15: Tom Whitaker (AUS), Leonardo Neves (BRA), Michael Lowe (AUS)
Heat 16: Chris Ward (USA), Josh Kerr (USA), Royden Bryson (ZAF)

BOOST MOBILE PRO BEGINS TOMORROW; HOBGOOD OUT,GARCIA IN

LOWER TRESTLES, California (Sunday, September 8, 2007) – The injury induced withdrawl of current World No. 6 Damien Hobgood (USA) will see former ASP World Champion Sunny Garcia take on World No. 1 Mick Fanning (AUS) and Hawaii's Pancho Sullivan in tomorrow's Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley – the 6th of 10 events on the 2007 Foster's ASP World Tour.

Hobgood, who was forced to pull out of both the Boost Mobile Pro and the upcoming Quiksilver Pro in France, reinjured his knee while freesurfing in Costa Rica earlier this week. The title contender's spot was offered to replacement surfers David Weare (ZAF) and Peterson Rosa (BRA) first, and then to Garcia when they declined.

"It's both frustrating and disappointing to have this kind of setback," Hobgood said. "I've had some good results and was feeling really confident about my surfing. At this point, there is little I can do other than rest the knee for a couple of months and look ahead to the latter part of the season."

Garcia's name is just one more in an already daunting list of wildcards who have snuck into the Boost Mobile Pro draw. The 2000 ASP World Champion will join former title runner-up Rob Machado (USA) and ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) Nos. 1 and 2 Jordy Smith (ZAF) and Dane Reynolds (USA) at Lower Trestles this week.

Smith, the current ASP World Junior Champion and WQS ratings leader, has qualified for the Foster's ASP World Tour in 2008 and looks forward to competing in his second event on the Dream Tour as a wildcard.

"I competed in the Billabong Pro in Jeffreys Bay last year and did pretty well so I'm looking forward to competing at the Boost Mobile Pro," Smith said. "I'm super stoked to have already qualified for the Foster's ASP World Tour next season and this event will be a nice little warm up."

Smith has drawn World No. 2 Taj Burrow (AUS) and 2005 Rookie of the Year Fred Patacchia (HAW) in Round 1 – both tough opponents but Smith is up for the challenge.

"I think it will be good because if you want to win the event, you have to beat the best," Smith said. "I haven't surfed Lowers very much, but I've been traveling around with the other South Africans on tour – Greg Emslie, Travis Logie, Ricky Basnett and Royden Bryson – and they've been showing me around."

Current WQS No. 2 Dane Reynolds (USA), who has also cemented his spot on the elite tour next year, will be surfing his ninth event as a Foster's ASP World Tour wildcard this week. He has drawn 8X World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) and California transplant Cory Lopez in Round 1.

"I've only made it past the first round a few times .so most of the wildcards I've had have been quick ones," Reynolds said. "But I've earned most of my competition experience on the WQS this year and I think that will help me more than anything."

Surfline, the official forecasters for the Boost Mobile Pro, have indicated that conditions at Lower Trestles will be suitable for competition tomorrow, the first in the seven day waiting period that stretches from Sept. 9-15, 2007. Competition will likely run tomorrow.

The event will be webcast live on www.boostmobilepro.com and the official call will be made at 7:30am each day.

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com.

Boost Mobile Pro of Surf Round 1 Match-Ups:
Heat 1: Travis Logie (ZAF), Ricky Basnett (ZAF), Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
Heat 2: Danniel Wills (AUS), Ben Dunn (AUS), Trent Munro (AUS)
Heat 3: Bobby Martinez (USA), Adrian Buchan (AUS), Troy Brooks (AUS)
Heat 4: Dean Morrison (AUS), Luke Stedman (AUS), Neco Padaratz (BRA)
Heat 5: Bede Durbidge (AUS), Adiano de Souza (BRA), Gabe Kling (USA)
Heat 6: Joel Parkinson (AUS), C.J. Hobgood (USA), Luke Munro (AUS)
Heat 7: Taj Burrow (AUS), Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), Jordy Smith (ZAF)
Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS), Pancho Sullivan (HAW), Sunny Garcia (HAW)
Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA), Cory Lopez (USA), Dane Reynolds (USA)
Heat 10: Andy Irons (HAW), Kai Otton (AUS), Rob Machado (USA)
Heat 11: Taylor Knox (USA), Phillip MacDonald (AUS), Shaun Cansdell (AUS)
Heat 12: Bruce Irons (HAW), Raoni Monteiro (BRA), Dayyan Neve (AUS)
Heat 13: Jeremy Flores (FRA), Bernardo Miranda (BRA), Victor Ribas (BRA)
Heat 14: Michael Campbell (AUS), Greg Emslie (ZAF), Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)
Heat 15: Tom Whitaker (AUS), Leonardo Neves (BRA), Michael Lowe (AUS)
Heat 16: Chris Ward (USA), Josh Kerr (AUS), Royden Bryson (ZAF)

AUSTRALIANS SET TO STRIKE AGAIN AT BOOST MOBILE PRO OF SURF

LOWER TRESTLES, California (Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007) – The Boost Mobile Pro of Surf presented by Hurley may be the only Foster's ASP World Tour event on the US Mainland, but save 8X ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA), it's Australian surfers who have dominated the event four out of the last five years.

Down Under darkhorse Bede Durbidge (AUS) beat Slater in last year's final to join countrymen Joel Parkinson (AUS), Richard Lovett (AUS) and Luke Egan (AUS) on the roster of elite tour surfers to take it all the way at Lower Trestles.

"I'm just really excited to surf Trestles again and to go to California," current World No. 7 Durbidge said. "I really like it there and it's probably one of the funnest waves in the world. Doing well there last year just gives me that extra confidence to do well again because I know I have done it before. I'm really looking forward to the challenge."

Australian and Current World No. 2 Taj Burrow has not won the Boost Mobile Pro before, but he did feature in the 2003 final against Lovett. Burrow's aerial prowess is perfectly suited to Trestles' rippable conditions.

"I love Lowers, it's so good for letting loose," Burrow said. "If you have a good board and feel confident, it's the kind of wave you feel invincible on. It's so playful you can do anything you want. So my approach is to pick the perfect board for out there and start letting loose."

Burrow, who finished World Title runner-up in 1999 and 2002, knows he needs to take it to the next level to avoid another bridesmaid season on the Foster's ASP World Tour.

"I feel like in a way I've cracked the code to winning events a little easier, Burrow said. "I've never won two in one year, so having won two out of five events this year is a great confidence booster. For me to finish No. 1, I need to maintain that confidence."

Burrow won the last Foster's ASP World Tour event in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa as well as the Bells Beach, Australia event in April. The first event of the year was won by current ratings leader Mick Fanning (AUS), with whom Burrow shared the World No. 1 spot earlier this year.

Fanning has also been alluded by a Trestles triumph – a 2003 Semifinal berth being his best result at the venue.
"I really enjoy surfing the place and find I do well there – I haven't won that event yet but am really looking forward to it," Fanning said.

And Fanning's take on who the most daunting of his closest title contenders is:

"Kelly, Andy, Taj, Joel…They have all done well there so they are all threats."

The Boost Mobile Pro of Surf waiting period stretches from Sept. 9-15 and will be webcast LIVE on www.aspworldtour.com and www.boostmobilepro.com.

Boost Mobile Pro of Surf Round 1 Match-Ups:
Heat 1: Daniel Wills (AUS), Ben Dunn (AUS), Shaun Cansdell (AUS)
Heat 2: Bobby Martinez (USA), Adrian Buchan (AUS), Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
Heat 3: Dean Morrison (AUS), Luke Stedman (USA), Trent Munro (AUS)
Heat 4: Bede Durbidge (AUS), Adriano de Souza (BRA), Troy Brooks (AUS)
Heat 5: Damien Hobgood (USA), C.J. Hobgood (USA), Neco Padaratz (BRA)
Heat 6: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), Gabe Kling (USA)
Heat 7: Taj Burrow (AUS), Kai Otton (AUS), Luke Munro (AUS)
Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS), Chris Ward (USA), Dane Reynolds (USA)
Heat 9: Kelly Slater (USA), Pancho Sullivan (HAW), Rob Machado (USA)
Heat 10: Andy Irons (HAW), Cory Lopez (USA), Jordy Smith (ZAF)
Heat 11: Travis Logie (ZAF), Ricky Basnett (ZAF), Dayyan Neve (AUS)
Heat 12: Taylor Knox (USA), Phillip MacDonald (AUS), Victor Ribas (BRA)
Heat 13: Bruce Irons (HAW), Raoni Monteiro (BRA), Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)
Heat 14: Jeremy Flores (FRA), Bernardo Miranda (BRA), Michael Lowe (AUS)
Heat 15: Michael Campbell (AUS), Greg Emslie (ZAF), Royden Bryson (ZAF)
Heat 16: Tom Whitaker (AUS), Leonardo Neves (BRA), Josh Kerr (AUS)

BOOST MOBILE PRO PRESENTED BY HURLEY GOES LIVE WORLDWIDE SEPT. 9-15

LOWER TRESTLES, California (Monday, Aug. 27, 2007) The Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley, the only 2007 Foster's ASP World Tour event on the U.S. Mainland, brings the planet's best surfers to the world via a live webcast at www.BoostMobilePro.com. Last year's Boost Mobile Pro webcast set new standards in live online viewing and in 2007 the webcast experience will be elevated yet again as the World's top surfers compete for $300,000 in prize money.

"We wanted to approach the webcast with the same production quality as the best sports TV show," said Mark Fewell of Boost Mobile. "Surfing is one of the most exciting visual sports in the world and we want to show it in the way it deserves."

The webcast will start each day at approximately 7:30 a.m. (PST) with "The Dawn Patrol," a live variety morning show hosted by former ASP World Tour pro Pat O'Connell and Boost Mobile's Mark Fewell. The Dawn Patrol will run even if the surf does not support competition for the day. If conditions are good the webcast for the contest will begin at 8am. At approximately 5pm each day "The Late Break," a live variety afternoon show, will run hosted by Peter King and Jodie Nelson.

The Dawn Patrol will capture the European and South American audience, while the Late Break will be timed for the Australian and Asian markets. Both live shows will feature athlete interviews, highlight clips, swell forecasts, analysis of each day's competition and feature stories by Hurley brand ambassador Rosie O'Lafferty.

The webcast commentary team includes professional sportscaster David Stanfield and pro surfers and media personalities Mike Parsons, Pat O'Connell, Peter King, Rob Machado, Saxon Boucher, Jodie Nelson and Mitchell Ross. Special guest appearances will also be made by eight-time World Champion Kelly Slater and former event winner Richie Lovett, surfer/musician Tim Curran and Bob Hurley.

"The webcast is a place for the surfing world to connect with the tour and its personalities," said Pat O'Connell. "Without overstating it, the webcast has been the biggest thing to happen for the ASP since its inception."

"We approach the Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley not just as a webcast production but from the perspective of a world-class, week-long sporting event featuring the earth's best surfers," said Philip Smith of Echo Entertainment, Boost Mobile's webcast production company for the Boost Mobile Pro. "We look forward to helping bring the Boost Mobile Pro to the web and beyond once again."

The Boost Mobile Pro webcast television production utilizes a state-of-the-art digital mobile production truck with built-in satellite facilities, six cameras, broadcast quality long lenses (the same ones used for football, baseball and basketball), a wireless water camera, a crew of 23 people, and the motivation to produce the best surfing or non-surfing webcast on the internet.

In addition to the live webcast, www.BoostMobilePro.com launched today as an interactive website with exclusive event photos, video clips, downloads, media registration for the event, promotions to win great prizes and a list of participating locations to watch the live webcast at viewing parties across the nation. The Boost Mobile Pro will also air Stateside on FUEL TV Monday, Oct. 29 at 8pm ET/PT.

The event minisite can be accessed via www.boostmobilepro.com as well as www.aspworldtour.com where trials highlights, behind-the-scenes action, in-depth surf analysis and exclusive downloads will be available later this month. Members of the media can also visit www.boostmobilepro.com now to fill out an online application for media passes to cover mainland America's only Foster's ASP World Tour event.

BOOST MOBILE PRO AT LOWER TRESTLES SECURES SEVEN DAY WAITING PERIOD

COOLANGATTA, Australia (Thursday, May 31, 2007) –The Boost Mobile Pro of Surf presented by Hurley, Stop No. 6 of 10 on the Foster's ASP World Tour and the only tour event held on the US Mainland, will take place at Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California, from September 9-15, 2007.

Emphasizing its commitment to surfing, Boost Mobile has signed on as the ASP's exclusive wireless partner and will host the competition for the sixth consecutive year. Hurley will make its return to Foster's ASP World Tour involvement as presenting sponsor of the event, where the Top 45 professional surfers in the world and three wildcards set their sights on the 2007 ASP World Title at one of the most "rippable" waves on the tour.

For the first time in Boost Mobile Pro history, the California State Parks have granted the event a seven-day competition window giving competition directors the ability to decide on a day-to-day basis whether the surf conditions are adequate for the five-day competition. California State Parks, which administers the surf-break only, allows three events per year at this unique location. The two other Lower Trestles events remain at five days only.

"The Boost Mobile Pro generates significant economic benefit for South Orange County communities as well as the local State Park District," said Rich Rozzelle, District Superintendent for California State Parks, Orange Coast District. "The two additional waiting days have been granted to increase potential for the exhibition to occur in better quality surf, thereby also maximizing recreational enjoyment value to the hundreds of thousands of viewers who monitor the event live via webcast."

"Relationship management is a key ingredient that makes a good event GREAT," said Chris Ernst, senior events & sponsorships manager, Boost Mobile. "With the return of Hurley as presenting sponsor, State Parks extending the event window to 7 days, and a webcast that is beyond comparison, we believe we have created a recipe for greatness for the world's best surfers to showcase their skills at Lower Trestles."

"Hurley's first year as presenting sponsor of the Boost Mobile Pro exceeded all of our expectations," said Paul Gomez, senior vice president of global branding, Hurley. "This year's event will further raise the bar as the premier surf event for athletes and spectators around the world. We're especially excited to run the second annual Hurley 'Keys to the Continent,' in which the best surfers in the world compete in a team format for the chance to bring the 'Keys' home for their country. Let's see if Australia can hold their title!"

Kevin Meehan, vice president of marketing for Hurley, added that he had to miss the finals last year because he was in Orlando for the Surf Expo show.

"Thankfully, there was a live satellite feed at the show so it was like being on the beach at Trestles. We're planning to host satellite viewing parties around the globe again this year, so everyone can share in the excitement of this great event."

Pat O'Connell, surf marketing manager for Hurley and former Foster's ASP World Tour competitor, knows firsthand how important this event is, both for surfers and the industry overall.

"We are super excited to be a part of such an awesome event. At this point of the tour, the title race is in full swing and Trestles is the prefect place for the showdown. Trestles is known to be one of the most amazing waves in the world, and the surfers all know how important it is to do well on U.S. soil. The pressure's on!"

The Boost Mobile Pro can be seen live via webcast at www.boostmobilepro.com.

Competition hours will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the four days selected. The public may surf at Lower Trestles before and after the event. The surrounding surf breaks in the Trestles area remain open to public surfing throughout the event.

For more information, visit www.aspworldtour.com; www.boostmobile.com; and www.hurley.com.

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